Author Archives: David E. Gates

About David E. Gates

David E. Gates has published a number of books and short-stories. He recently won the SILVER prize in the AuthorsDB 2016 Cover Contest for The Ghost of Clothes and won best HORROR Novel Logline for 2016 for The Roots of Evil. He has previously won first prize (Gold) for The Roots of Evil and third prize (Bronze) for Access Denied in the 2015 AuthorsDB Cover Contest, and has made a film about the battlefield memorials in Ypres, Belgium called Ypres – The Battlefield Tours (available at www.shelleyshow.co.uk). David has previously written film reviews for Starburst and Samhain magazines and interviewed the likes of Clive Barker, Terry Pratchett, James Herbert and many others. He has also written a number of short stories, a full-length motion picture screenplay, the screenplay to a short film and in his spare time hosts a rock radio show.

Mind Blood – Five Star Review!

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5.0 out of 5 stars 

Couldn’t put it down!!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2022

Mind Blood is a brilliant little book of short stories – some had me thinking… One or two made me giggle and a few were quite impossible not to question if it could happen to you… or has it yet to happen?? So many little twists and lots of blood – my poor brain has had to have a holiday!! Well done to David for a book I can pick up again and again to quench my thirst of little short stories without having to leave the light on but keep me awake thinking… Drip Drip drip… Is anybody there? It’s just a book… Let your imagination run amok with this little gem of a book. Go on. I dare you.

Available at all good online bookstores and via www.davidegates.com

Buy One, Get One FREE – Kinda

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Buy any book* from my bookstore, and get a FREE short story…

Offer only for a limited time…

* – Only applies to the following books:

  • Access Denied
  • Cinema
  • The Roots of Evil
  • The Deeper Roots of Evil
  • The Wretched
  • Omonolidee
  • First Words
  • Unzipped: The Mind of a Madman
  • Mind Blood
  • UFO: The Edinburg Incident and Other UFO Stories

Random short story will be supplied in same format as book ordered.

OUT NOW! New Anthology of Short Stories: Mind Blood.

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A new anthology of short stories by David E. Gates.

Featuring tales of the macabre such as The Blood, Croc, The Crash, The Ghosts of Gribble and You’re Next along with short, flash-fiction stories including The Devil Needs Payin’ and The Search.

More than 30 original stories, many of which have never been previously published.

Get your copy from the bookstore.

Cinema – Interview with Jon Brown from Express FM

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The interview about my new book, Cinema, with Jon Brown from Express FM, which was featured on Darren Gamblen’s show on 3rd May 2022, is now available for your listening pleasure.

Cinema is available in eBook and Kindle formats from all good online bookstores and in Paperback from Amazon. Alternatively, it can be purchased via my bookstore.

Cinema Interview – Part 1 – David E. Gates – Jon Brown – Express FM

Cinema Interview – Part 2 – David E. Gates – Jon Brown – Express FM

Cinema – Excellent coverage/interview in Portsmouth News

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I was interviewed for the Portsmouth News to talk about my writing and my new book, Cinema.

Released on May the 4th…

With additional material from Deb Hallett.

Available in digital format from the bookstore and all good online bookstores and in Paperback from Amazon.

Cinema – Out Now!

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A place of solace, of escape, of emotion, of excitement, of wonder, of immersion, of revelation and of learning, the cinema has been more than simply movie-going for many people.

Join David E. Gates as he explores his experiences and the impact and legacy which they have had upon him and his life in Cinema.

With additional material from Deb Hallett.

Released on May the 4th…

Available in digital format from the bookstore and in Paperback from Amazon.

Cinema – Interview on ExpressFM later today

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Just completed a great interview about my new book, Cinema, with Jon Brown on Express FM, which will be going out during Darren Gamblen’s show this evening between 4.00 & 6.00 PM. Thanks Jon!

Cinema is available to pre-order in digital formats from the bookstore and for Kindle at Amazon. Paperback released from tomorrow… May the 4th…

Cinema – Discount for pre-orders from bookstore

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Pre-order Cinema from my independent bookstore, in Kindle and ePub formats, and get it for the reduced price of £3.50 (RRP: £4.99).

Limited time offer. Available here.

A place of solace, of escape, of emotion, of excitement, of wonder, of immersion, of revelation and of learning, the cinema has been more than simply movie-going for many people.

Join David E. Gates as he explores his experiences and the impact and legacy which they have had upon him and his life in Cinema.

With additional material from Deb Hallett.

Released on May the 4th…

Cinema

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A place of solace, of escape, of emotion, of excitement, of wonder, of immersion, of revelation and of learning, the cinema has been more than simply movie-going for many people.

Join David E. Gates as he explores his experiences and the impact and legacy which they have had upon him and his life in Cinema.

With additional material from Deb Hallett.

Released on May the 4th…

Available to pre-order for Kindle now from Amazon.

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Please vote for my book cover!

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My book, UFO: The Edinburg Incident and Other UFO Stories, has been picked to be one of the contenders in the Cover of the Month contest – April 2022 at AllAuthor.com.

It’s a very prestigious contest so I’m honoured it’s been selected. In order to reach the next stage of the finals, I need as many votes as possible.

It literally takes two clicks to vote and would be very much appreciated.

Please vote here.